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D. W. EMMO'NS.

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WJVESSES Patented Nov. 18, 1884.

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DAVID XV. EMMONS, OF NORTH ADAMS, MICHIGAN.

HAME-STRAP.

SPECIPICATICDN forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,068,6iated November 18, 1884. Application filed August .23, 1884. (N0 model.)

To all whom, it may concern.- the adjacent hame, is out upon its upper face Be it known that I, D. W. EMMONS, a citito form notches g, the rear walls of which are Zen of the United States, residing at North turned slightly upward.

Adams, in the county of Hillsdale and State I In operation, the hames are placed upon of Michigan, have invented a new and useful the collar, and the sections composing the Improvements in Hame-Straps, of which the i strap, as before mentioned, are hung upon or following is a specification, reference being I pivoted thereto. The section 0, having the had to the accompanying drawings. notches, is then slipped or slid between the My invention relates to astrap for conncctguides of the section B, and as soon as the ing the haines upon the collar of a horse, and desired adjustment is obtained the weighted it has for its object to provide adevice of this catch is dropped (it being previously sup character whereby the hames may be readily ported from engagement with the notches of and quickly secured together,in which there the section 0, while the same was being slid can be no possibility of disengagement, and by to the desired adjustment) and engages one of means of which the article is rendered lighter, the notches, and will thus hold the sections requires less material, and can be constructed composing the strap firmly and securely, and in a shorter time, and thus made cheaper in as the free end of the catch or stop is weighted every respect. there will be no liability of its detachment The invention consists in the improved confrom the section 0. struction and combinations of parts hereinaf- To disengage the sections, it is only necester fully described, and pointed out in the sary to raise the weighted end of the stop, claims. when the sections may be readily separated In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective or disengaged.

It will be seen from the above description ance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longithat a hame-strap constructed in accordance tudinal vertical section showing the notched section and the stop engaging one of said notches; and Fig. 3 is a detail View of parts detached.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, A represents my improved hame-strap, which consists of two sections, B and O. The outer ends of each of these sections are bent to form a hook, (1, adapted to fit a bail or loop, which is providedat the lower end of each of the harmsections. The strap or section B has at suitable intervals upon its sides ears I), which are turned inwardly to form guides for the other strap orsection, O, which slidestherein. Near its inner end the section B is provided with two upwardly-projecting lugs, d, in the upper ends of which is mounted a pin, 6. Upon this pin 6 is mounted a catch or stop, D, formed at its outer end with a finger-piece, f, which is weighted so that the tendency is to force the other end of this stop or catch upwardly. This other end is notched at m m on each side to form an engaging nib, g, in the center, for the purpose which will be more fully explained. The section 0, which is attached to factured and supplied at a slight cost, and that its operation is certain and effective.

In order to define the scope and advantages of the present invention, I would have it understood that I am aware that it is not new to form a hame-fastener of two sliding adjustable sections, one of which is provided with a series of teeth and the other carries a weighted catch, since the construction does not attain the objects of the present invention.

In the construction herein shown and described, for which I lay special claim, the article is lighter, requires less material, can be constructed in a shorter time, and consequently made cheaper in every respect, so as to be brought within the reach of all.

It will be observed that the notched engaging-nib g of the weighted catch will enter one of the slots of the upper section and catch against the under side of the upturned wall of this slot, and by that means the weighted end will serve to bind the nib more tightly in position, and thus there can be no possibility of the catch becoming disengaged, as would be the case where an ordinary pawl and ratchetteeth are used.

with my invention is simple, may be manu- Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The hame-fastener herein described, consisting of the two sliding sections B O, having inwardly-turned hooks to a at one end, ears 1), formed at suitable intervals upon the sides of section B, and turned inward to form guides for the other section, 0, the latter having notches 9 cut out of its upper face, the rear walls of which notches are turned slightly upward, lugs d, projecting upward from the section B, a pin, 6, mounted in the lugs, and

on the pin, one end of for the purpose set forth.

DAVID WV. EMMONS.

Witnesses:

Burns CAMPBELL, J OHN S. PInRsoN. 

